CLax, Canadian Lacrosse League

CLax prepared to go all eastern for now, but still looking for western franchises

August 4th, 2011 by Stephen Stamp

Canadian Lacrosse League is still hoping to have teams in more than Ontario and Quebec when its first season faces off
Canadian Lacrosse League is still hoping to have teams in more than Ontario and Quebec when its first season faces off
The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) has six eastern teams for its inaugural season, to begin play in January 2012, but they haven’t closed the door on a western division just yet. Commissioner Paul St. John says the league has established a deadline of August 21st for teams to come on board for the inaugural year, to give them time to establish schedules and communicate them to teams and fans.

So the window of opportunity for western clubs is closing, but it’s still open a crack and the league would love to have some western teams join the new professional league as founding members, St. John says. So far there are teams in Montreal, Ohsweken, Brampton, Oshawa, Kitchener and London. An announced Peterborough club is in limbo because of arena availability but may still surface in Cobourg this year.

St. John points out that there is no franchise fee for founding member clubs while future teams joining the league will have to pay a franchise fee. He encourages anyone interested in having a team in CLax to contact him through the league’s web site.

Stamp is a TV sports announcer and lacrosse lover whose skill set made him a defender but who always dreamed of being a goal-scorer. He can be reached at stamplax@hotmail.com.

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